President promises to reject election law in Iraq
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Jalal Talabani said Wednesday that the measure would worsen sectarian rifts among Iraqis.
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Speaking of Political Progress in Iraq…
PoliBlog (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Via the BBC: Talabani denounces election law Iraq’s president has denounced a draft law paving the way for provincial elections, after MPs adopted it despite a walkout by the Kurdish bloc. President Jalal Talabani, who is himself Kurd, says he is confident the three-member presidential council which he chairs will not approve it. [...] Elections were scheduled for [...]
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Iraqi president calls passage of election law unconstitutional
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
Baghdad- Iraq's President Jalal Talabani denounced Wednesday the passing of the key provincial election law by the Iraqi parliament as unconstitutional, and said he would not ratify it. Talabani said the law would deepen sectarian and nationalistic t...
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Iraqi president rejects provincial elections law
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
President Jalal Talabani, a Kurd, denounced a draft law paving the way for provincial elections and said Wednesday he was "confident" the measure would be returned to parliament.
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Al Najaf Airport was officially opened on Sunday
Investor's Iraq Forum (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
On Saturday afternoon landed the first cargo planes in Najaf International Airport, which is scheduled to be officially inaugurated on Sunday in the presence of President Jalal Talabani and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki . Read the entire article at IraqDirectory.com. ....
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Iraqi president rejects provincial elections law
Alertnet (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Source: Reuters By Waleed Ibrahim BAGHDAD, July 23 (Reuters) - President Jalal Talabani on Wednesday rejected a provincial election law as unconstitutional after Iraq's Kurdish lawmakers boycotted the parliament ...
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Statement: President Talabani did not agree with the district councils election law
Investor's Iraq Forum (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
7/23/08 *Statement: President Talabani did not agree with the district councils election law* The statement by the Office of the President Jalal Talabani, on Wednesday, that law Amrarparwa provincial council elections were unconstitutional and a breach passage "the enemy will of the second...
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What does Chalabi want from Obama?
The Real Barack Obama (Free subscription) | yesterday
Yesterday, RBO pointed out the obvious irony that one of the three Iraqi officials with whom Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) met while “making the rounds in Baghdad” was Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, who had served on the Iraqi Governing Council, appointed July 13, 2003, by Coalition Provisional Authority Administrator L. Paul Bremer, with Sen. Obama’s [...]
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Oh, the irony! Obama meets with Talabani. Where’s Alsammarae?
The Real Barack Obama (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Convicted political fixer Antoin “Tony” Rezko and former Iraqi Minister of Electricity, Aiham Alsammarae NBC’s Laura Appelbaum writes July 21, 2008, that Sen. Barack Obama is “making the rounds in Baghdad today, meeting with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, President Jalal Talabani and Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi.” Well, if RBO’s memory is correct, and it is, Talabani [...]
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Obama meets with Maliki, Talabani
First Read (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
From NBC's Lauren Appelbaum Obama is making the rounds in Baghdad today, meeting with Prime Minister Nouri al- Maliki , President Jalal Talabani and Vice President Tariq al- Hashimi . "I have had a wonderful visit so far and excellent conversations," Obama said after the last meeting with al-Hashimi, "but we have several more meetings over the next two days and at that point, I'll give you a general...
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Talabani renewed Iraq's desire to expand and develop relations with Britain
Investor's Iraq Forum (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Search President Jalal Talabani with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown yesterday, Saturday, Baghdad bilateral relations between the two countries and ways to improve them at various levels. البلدين. The two sides exchanged views during the meeting on...
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Obama lands in Baghdad on fact-finding mission
Alarabiya.net (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
Democratic White House candidate Barack Obama was in Iraq on a fact-finding tour on Monday, days after confirming plans to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq in 16 months if he takes office next year. He will meet Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, President Jalal Talabani and senior U.S. military
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Brown optimistic during surprise Iraq trip
News: Moldova.org: Politics (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, on a surprise visit to Iraq Saturday, was cautiously optimistic on the prospect of further troop draw-downs from Basra. Brown met with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and President Jalal Talabani during a visit to Baghdad's Green Zone, where he discussed the status of British troops in the wake of U.S. President George Bush's agreement this week to consider...
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Raw Video: British Prime Minister in Baghdad
OTB News (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
July 19 - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown held talks Saturday with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and President Jalal Talabani less than a week after the announcement of expected British troops cuts in southern Iraq.
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Raw Video: British Prime Minister in Baghdad
USA Today (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
July 19 - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown held talks Saturday with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and President Jalal Talabani less than a week after the announcement of expected British troops cuts in southern Iraq.
